KV man charged with domestic assault

A Kirksville man allegedly choked a victim during a domestic dispute before hitting her with pieces of a chair and sending her to the hospital for medical attention.

Police arrested Richard Veach, 42, after speaking with the victim at the hospital where she was receiving medical treatment for at least one deep cut and bruising.

According to the probable cause statement, Veach allegedly grabbed the victim by the throat during a verbal fight before he picked up a wooden chair and threw it at the victim Sunday night.Police noted a two-inch cut on the victim’s palm from shielding herself from the chair.

The victim also told police that Veach then began throwing pieces of the broken chair at her as she left the residence.

Veach admitted to police that the two were in a verbal argument but denied throwing the chair, which was found in pieces in a nearby dumpster.

He was charged with the class C felony of second-degree domestic assault.Veach was being held in the Adair County Jail as of Tuesday morning on a $25,000 bond.